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NOW SHOWING!

Enjoy a night with the Bard….. or at least his competition!
Travel back to the Renaissance for an hour of musical comedy gold in Something Rotten! JR. Adapted from the Broadway hit that Time Out New York hailed as “the funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years,” Something Rotten! JR. celebrates one undeniable truth: “nothing’s as amazing as a musical!”
Who We Are
The Merced Center for the Performing Arts is a non-profit performing arts education and community theatre that has been providing theatre arts education and outreach while producing quality live theatre entertainment to our community since 1994.
Playhouse Merced, sits in the heart of downtown Merced on Main Street. Through our productions and programming, we aim to realize our four core values...
Enrich, Engage, Educate, Entertain

Call for directors!
Playhouse Merced is currently accepting proposals for the '25-'26 season. Whether you have directed for us in the past or if this is your first time to bring your talents to the Playhouse stage, we welcome all proposals.
Scan the QR code on the flyer or click the link below for the application.
Please be thorough!


Offering dance workshops!

Want to learn new dancing techniques? Whether you are new to dance or have some experience under your belt, we have the workshop for you!
Christina Rhoads, Playhouse Outreach instructor, expert dance coach, and the choreographer of this past May's production of Music Man, will be leading a group of dance workshops each month! Registration is now open, with discounts for signing up for more multiple.

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